Virat Kohli back to No.1 rank in ODIs

Indian middle order batsman Virat Kohli has regained the number one position in the ICC ODI Batting rankings announced at the end of the Asia Cup.

Kohli came into the tournament trailing AB de Villiers by just two rating points, but a tournament aggregate of 189 runs, including a superb 136 against Bangladesh helped him garner 12 rating points, going past the South African skipper in the process.

Kohli ended the tournament with 881 rating points while AB de Villiers is second with 872 points. There are two more Indians amongst the top-10 with skipper, MS Dhoni placed sixth with 783 points and Shikhar Dhawan eighth with 723 points.

Rohit Sharma moved up one rank to be at 22nd while Ravindra Jadeja gained 12 places to be placed at the 50th position. Sri Lankan batsman, Lahiru Thirimanne was biggest gainer though, he moved up 29 spots to 39th place in the latest rankings, also his career best position.

Amongst bowlers, Ravindra Jadeja was the biggest gainer amongst the Indians, gaining four spots to be ranked fifth in the charts. His fellow counterpart, Ravichandran Ashwin also gained seven positions and is now placed at the 14th position.

The Asia Cup tournament was also the last set of matches before the April 1st cut-off date in team rankings in ODIs. Despite failing to make it to the final, India guaranteed themselves USD 75,000 for finishing second in the team ratings behind Australia. They finished with 113 points, just one point above the third placed Sri Lanka.